No Swimming Allowed

You should not swim here

My little dear

Gators folic

Far too near

To allow

Your swimming here

I remember

That tragic day

When little Michael

Dared to play

Got waist deep

To splash about

And poor Michael

Won't come out

For a gator

Found his toe

Dragged him 'round

To and fro

The pond turned red

That sad sad day

When little Michael

Dared to play

The trees are sad

And so am I

I feel real bad

And here is why

Michael was

A little kid

And he did

As I bid

Fed the gator

Made him fat

Cause I dared

To ask him that

*I was asked to write a story for this photo